Holder for sales books or pads.



No. 793,560. PATENTED JUNE 27', 1905. W. P. BECK. I

HOLDER FOR SALES BOOKS OR PADS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1903.

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ATENT QFFICE.

HOLDER FOR SALES BOOKS OR PADS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,560, dated June 27, 1905. Application filed January 2,1903. Serial No. 137,395.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LWARREN F. BECK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elmira, in the county of Chemung and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Sales Books or Pads, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the holders for containing the manifolding sales books or pads used by merchants and others for taking duplicate and triplicate copies of orders, &c.; and the object of my improvements is to provide a simple and effective holder for this purpose which shall have certain desirable features, as hereinafter set forth.

I accomplish my object by means of the construction and arrangement of the holder as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved holder with a sales-pad in place therein, and Fig. 2 a detail side view with the parts in position for assembling.

Like letters refer to like parts in the 'two views.

A represents a stiff back-piece, preferably of tin or other suitable sheet metal, covered with any desirable fabric. To this back-piece a coverBis attached by a hinge-piece (1. One end of the back-piece A is turned up and over at right angles at D, and at the outer edge of the overhang at E is hinged a rectangular bail F, adapted to swing down upon the back-piece, as indicated more clearly in Fig. 2. The height of this bail is slightly greater than the distance between the overhang and back-piece, so that as the bail is turned down into the position indicated by broken lines in Fig. 2 it will be sprung upward as it passes over the back-piece into said position, the overhang rising slightly to permit of this action. By reason of this relative arrangement of the parts it will be seen that the bail will be locked in this position, thereby fastening the pad or book securely within the holder, yet permitting the withdrawal of the pad and the insertion of a new one by a little exertion of pressure when the pads are to be changed. The pad or book H for insertion in this holder is provided with a flap or tongue I to engage the bail in the manner indicated, said tongue being fastened at the back of the pad by the staple or staples or stitching J, by which the leaves of the pad are secured together. By this arrangement the stub end of the pad is passed in underneath the overhang of the holder, thereby concealing the staples and protecting the user from contact therewith. The bail encircles the pad, thereby preventing sidewise motion and providing a firm and secure clamp to fasten the pad within the holder. In order to protect the free ends of the leaves of the pad and to hold them in place except when drawn out in using the pad, I preferably turn up and over the other end of the back-piece at G, the ends of the leaves being slipped in under the overhang at this end of the holder after the stub end has been locked in at the other end.

It will of course be understood that the bail may be located at either end of the holder and that the bent-over end Gr may be dispensed with, if so desired.

Having thus described my improvements, what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a pad having a fastening-strip attached to its back in proximity to one end, of a holder therefor comprising a back-piece having one end bent up at right angles and then bent over parallel to the back, and a bail hinged to the outer end of the overhang, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with a pad, having a fastening-strip attached to its back in proximity to one end, of a holder therefor comprising a back-piece having the ends bent up and over toward each other and a bail hinged to the overhang at one end, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A holder for pads and the like comprising a stiff back-piece having one end bent up and over with a bail hinged to the overhang, the height of said bail being slightly greater than the distance between the overhang and the back-piece.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in'presence of two witnesses.

' WARREN F. BECK.

Witnesses:

M. E. VERBEOK, A. S. DIVEN. 

